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he told us so when he helped create bain. >> bain capital is an investment partnership which was formed to invest in startup companies and ongoing companies. then to take an active hand in managing them and hopefully five to eight years later to harvest them at a significant profit. >> we not only need to learn the lessons of freeport, we need to prevent it from happening again. democrats are trying to pass the bring jobs home act in congress. it would give tax incentives to companies bringing jobs back to the united states and end its tax breaks for those who are outsourcers. the bill was passed in the senate. it was passed in the senate, but the bill got, of course, another republican filibuster. now, how patriotic is it? the bill is exhibit a. in president obama's vision for america. the president understands why we can't surrender the middle class. >> when you think about the economy, i'm absolutely convinced when you look at the historical record that when middle class families do well, when there are ladders of opportunity for poor families to get into the immediately class, the i
he told us so when he helped create bain. >> bain capital is an investment partnership which was formed to invest in startup companies and ongoing companies. then to take an active hand in managing them and hopefully five to eight years later to harvest them at a significant profit. >> we not only need to learn the lessons of freeport, we need to prevent it from happening again. democrats are trying to pass the bring jobs home act in congress. it would give tax incentives to...
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romney's company, bain capital, controls sensata. bain's shutting down the plant and shipping the equipment and jobs overseas. workers have, been fighting the plant closure. workers sent us this video. sensata were told they could stay home if they felt threatened. they walked off the job in a show of solidarity. they call their town bainport. how appropriate? there are a lot of bainports all over the country. in fact, there are lots of towns and lots of workers who have been hit hard by romney's company and for what his vision for america is when it comes to the economy. mitt romney is an expert at closing companies and making a dollar. in fact, i would say he is a pioneer. let's take a look at the record. the "wall street journal" reviewed 77 of the businesses bain capital acquired while romney was in charge. 22% of them either went bankrupt, reorganized, or shut down. but while those companies were dying, bain investors were living it up, making a dollar. bain made 50% to 80% of its profits in holdings each year. romney profited w
romney's company, bain capital, controls sensata. bain's shutting down the plant and shipping the equipment and jobs overseas. workers have, been fighting the plant closure. workers sent us this video. sensata were told they could stay home if they felt threatened. they walked off the job in a show of solidarity. they call their town bainport. how appropriate? there are a lot of bainports all over the country. in fact, there are lots of towns and lots of workers who have been hit hard by...
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romney also has $8 million worth of bain funds, so when bain profits off of outsourcing, so does mitt romney. meanwhile, sensata has released their third quarter financial statement. not the second. now the third quarter statement is out. we told you about the second quarter on friday night. now the third quarter shows they're doing just fine. sensata made more than $470 million in net revenue during the third quarter of this year, 2012. unfortunately, this number isn't good enough for the vultures over at bain capital. they're still shipping the sensata jobs to china, to the folks who will make maybe about $1 an hour. joining me tonight is leo gehrard, president of the united steelworkers international. mr. gehrard, good to have you with us tonight. the threats that are being made by the management of the bain, they actually came from the east coast and went to freeport, illinois, and met with the mayor and the police department and told them, this is the law of the land, is the way we see it. is this crossing the line? >> it absolutely is crossing the line. but let's not remember --
romney also has $8 million worth of bain funds, so when bain profits off of outsourcing, so does mitt romney. meanwhile, sensata has released their third quarter financial statement. not the second. now the third quarter statement is out. we told you about the second quarter on friday night. now the third quarter shows they're doing just fine. sensata made more than $470 million in net revenue during the third quarter of this year, 2012. unfortunately, this number isn't good enough for the...
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when i found out that he owned bain capital and bain capital owned sensata i was furious. >> what do you think when you see him talk about american jobs on the campaign trail and talk about our economy yet this is happening? >> to be honest with you, he's a bold-faced liar. he's going out there saying i'm going to create american jobs when, no, he's not. he's profiting off of jobs going overseas. >> what was it like to have the chinese workers come learn to do the jobs that your workers were doing? >> it was hard. having to train somebody to take your job and you don't have any control over it, that was probably the hardest thing i've had to do. >> did they really take down the american flag and put up the chinese flag? >> they didn't put up the chinese flag. we put it across the street in bain port. >> what's going to happen to freeport, illinois? >> it's going to become a ghost town. that's one major company in freeport. we only have two sole big companies. and once this one goes down, i mean, it's going to be hard for anybody to find a job because there's nothing around there. >>
when i found out that he owned bain capital and bain capital owned sensata i was furious. >> what do you think when you see him talk about american jobs on the campaign trail and talk about our economy yet this is happening? >> to be honest with you, he's a bold-faced liar. he's going out there saying i'm going to create american jobs when, no, he's not. he's profiting off of jobs going overseas. >> what was it like to have the chinese workers come learn to do the jobs that...
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r r romney has since left bain he's profit. romney himself lass done well as a result of bain's work with the company. according to his released 2011 tax returns romney transferred $701,703 worth of stock to the tyler charitable foundation. it allows to deduct the full value of the stock and avoid paying capital gains taxes. >> corporations are people, my friend. we can raise taxes -- of course they are. every new corporation is earned but it goes to people. >> indeed. but which people? laid off workers at sensata or private equity folks at bain capital? mitt romney will play out his base, eliminating the estate tax, 20% across the board tax cut for all income brakers. voters decide whether to put a jobs creator in charge of creating jobs is the right thing to do. john harwood, master of all things relating to the economy, talk about romney and his role at bain because we've sort of -- we focused -- it's the focus certainly of the obama campaign throughout the summer. we are seeing it back in action, et cete especially in targe
r r romney has since left bain he's profit. romney himself lass done well as a result of bain's work with the company. according to his released 2011 tax returns romney transferred $701,703 worth of stock to the tyler charitable foundation. it allows to deduct the full value of the stock and avoid paying capital gains taxes. >> corporations are people, my friend. we can raise taxes -- of course they are. every new corporation is earned but it goes to people. >> indeed. but which...
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when bain capital never employed more than 400 people themselves. they invested in companies so they could walk away easily. he never had the chance to see the people or be involved at the level or in the business level. he sent out managing directors. >> the romney campaign just issued a statement to us saying that governor romney built bain capital by fixing broken companies and helping new ones grow. with unemployment still over 8%, america has a choice between four more years of president obama's failed economic agenda or governor romney's plan to create 12 million new american jobs. when you hear something like that and know that the bipartisan congressional budgetary office has already slated that over the next four years, 12 million jobs are going to be added to our economy, what does it say to you about what the romney campaign wants to bring to an american economic platform? >> i think you bring up the point that all americans are looking for. the two different plans. we're having a hard time figuring out what mitt romney's plan really is.
when bain capital never employed more than 400 people themselves. they invested in companies so they could walk away easily. he never had the chance to see the people or be involved at the level or in the business level. he sent out managing directors. >> the romney campaign just issued a statement to us saying that governor romney built bain capital by fixing broken companies and helping new ones grow. with unemployment still over 8%, america has a choice between four more years of...
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he says he created 100,000 jobs as the ce ork as bain. he claimed he had no involvement with managing bain after 1999. but wait a minute. sec filings show him as the ceo and sole stake holder in the company for three additional years. now during those years, what happened? thousands of people were laid off in the bain companies while mitt romney profited. speaking of bain, romney says he's going to get tough on china as president if he's elected. even though his recent tax returns show that he was making investment money all from chinese internet companies accused of stealing american content. he says president obama apologizes for america overseas even though not a single transcript ever shows him apologizing. when mitt romney had a chance to weigh in on the international incident, what did he do? he accused president obama of sympathizing with american enemies. back here at home, romney says the stimulus did not create a single job even though the budget office says it created as 3.3 million jobs. we got more. president obama raised tax
he says he created 100,000 jobs as the ce ork as bain. he claimed he had no involvement with managing bain after 1999. but wait a minute. sec filings show him as the ceo and sole stake holder in the company for three additional years. now during those years, what happened? thousands of people were laid off in the bain companies while mitt romney profited. speaking of bain, romney says he's going to get tough on china as president if he's elected. even though his recent tax returns show that he...
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i was not running bain capital, and therefore am not responsible for acts of bain capital when i left. >> would the president be wise to bring up bain in the next debate, something he did not do in the first? >> i think the most important thing that he can bring up is the comments about 47%. i think that mitt romney, while he has disavowed them, the fact is the policies he has been talking about during the course of this campaign, which are already changing, and we can't really figure out is he for tax cuts, is he against tax cuts, what is he really going to do, i think he needs to take each statement one by one. i think that bain is just one piece of him not telling the truth about what his involvement was, not telling the truth what he has done in the past, and certainly not even now telling the truth what he would do as president. i think that obama just needs to take those issues looking forward rather than looking backward. i think that would be a little bit smarter. >> well, and on to a different issue. let me play you an exchange over the issue of abortion. when you said he acc
i was not running bain capital, and therefore am not responsible for acts of bain capital when i left. >> would the president be wise to bring up bain in the next debate, something he did not do in the first? >> i think the most important thing that he can bring up is the comments about 47%. i think that mitt romney, while he has disavowed them, the fact is the policies he has been talking about during the course of this campaign, which are already changing, and we can't really...
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it's the bain port story. it's big. it's next. >>> up next, in the big finish, >>> up next, in the big finish, the jobs going overseas to china, thanks to mitt romney. he won't do anything about it. it's a big story. leo gerard joins me next. don't forget, listen to my radio show on sirius xm radio channel 127 monday through friday noon to 3:00 and on progressive talk stations around the country. follow me on twitter @edshow and like "the ed show" on facebook. we're right back. bob... oh, hey alex. just picking up some, brochures, posters copies of my acceptance speech. great! it's always good to have a backup plan, in case i get hit by a meteor. wow, your hair looks great. didn't realize they did photoshop here. hey, good call on those mugs. can't let 'em see what you're drinking. you know, i'm glad we're both running a nice, clean race. no need to get nasty. here's your "honk if you had an affair with taylor" yard sign. looks good. [ male announcer ] fedex office. now save 50% on banners. >>> tonight in our survey i 9
it's the bain port story. it's big. it's next. >>> up next, in the big finish, >>> up next, in the big finish, the jobs going overseas to china, thanks to mitt romney. he won't do anything about it. it's a big story. leo gerard joins me next. don't forget, listen to my radio show on sirius xm radio channel 127 monday through friday noon to 3:00 and on progressive talk stations around the country. follow me on twitter @edshow and like "the ed show" on facebook. we're...
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who was the ceo of bain that owns sensata and has invested in it. you should create some right here. tell your boys at bain to keep the jobs right here. >> a presidential candidate who puts profit over people. that's what i call a national disgrace. at shell, we believe the world needs a broader mix of energies. that's why we're supplying natural gas to generate cleaner electricity... that has around 50% fewer co2 emissions than coal. and it's also why, with our partner in brazil, shell is producing ethanol - a biofuel made from renewable sugarcane. >>a minute, mom! let's broaden the world's energy mix. let's go. snoop tonight's debate, obama versus romney. but there will actually be a third guest on that stage tonight. someone governor romney has eluded. george w. bush will be on that stage in spirit whether governor romney likes it or not. of romney's 24 foreign policy advisers, 17 are from the bush administration. recommending a failed war in iraq, defense spending that brought the country deeper in debt and the ones who failed to get osama bin l
who was the ceo of bain that owns sensata and has invested in it. you should create some right here. tell your boys at bain to keep the jobs right here. >> a presidential candidate who puts profit over people. that's what i call a national disgrace. at shell, we believe the world needs a broader mix of energies. that's why we're supplying natural gas to generate cleaner electricity... that has around 50% fewer co2 emissions than coal. and it's also why, with our partner in brazil, shell...
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. >> very glowing video about bain capital's record. that was shown at the republican national convention. very different side of bain from your story, tom, about your job now being sent to china at the end of the year. i want to zoom out for a second because what's going on to you and through bani and sensata is part of a larger trend, right, chris and thea. you spend a lot of time thinking about this. i want to read you something from ed connard. he's been a guest on this show. this is him talking about the economic logic of off shoring. let's not kid ourselves about how cheap off shore labor is. we also avoid the costs we would incur if these workers immigrated here. we don't pay for their medical expenses, we don't pay for their pension dosts, they don't save for retirement. we don't pay for their unemployment benefits, out of wedlock children, their slip and fall tort, their wear and tear on our public infrastructure, and the cost of drunk driving and other crimes. we outsource pollution, and its cleanup costs, neither of the emplo
. >> very glowing video about bain capital's record. that was shown at the republican national convention. very different side of bain from your story, tom, about your job now being sent to china at the end of the year. i want to zoom out for a second because what's going on to you and through bani and sensata is part of a larger trend, right, chris and thea. you spend a lot of time thinking about this. i want to read you something from ed connard. he's been a guest on this show. this is...
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>> and you've seen the obama campaign try to get at that the bain-china ads. whether or not they want to get in the weeds on this in front of 60, 70 mill people, how many people will tune in for this debate is hard to tell and romney has been an outsourcer of a china deal with regard to his book, "no apology." i think it's easily understood among people in the midwest who for years have dealt with the issue of outsourcing, particularly to china. that's why you see the gaps among mitt romney and barack obama. that is a gap that is closing. you first saw mitt romney out on the campaign trail today with chris christie trying to come across as a regular guy. i do think that this argument that bain capital and his record there and that he supported outsourcing. >> you're there in ohio, a state that was impacted with the auto bailout and the others. on the ground, how is this affecting him with ohioans, because he needs ohio to win. >> one in ten jobs is connected to the auto industry in ohio and in the midwest, many more jobs. that's why you see these gaps. it's do
>> and you've seen the obama campaign try to get at that the bain-china ads. whether or not they want to get in the weeds on this in front of 60, 70 mill people, how many people will tune in for this debate is hard to tell and romney has been an outsourcer of a china deal with regard to his book, "no apology." i think it's easily understood among people in the midwest who for years have dealt with the issue of outsourcing, particularly to china. that's why you see the gaps among...
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bain is the gift that keeps on giving. not only were there investments in chinese companies, there were investments that romney was involved in with chinese companies that were doing a lot of business with iran while he's criticizing the president for not being too tough on iran. >> a brilliant businessman. >> this is like sarah palin with a paper trail. >> julian epstein, and ken vogel, thanks so much. next, why the keystone state may now finally lock mitt romney out. stay with us. >> did folks tell you when i tried this in florida there was one woman who wouldn't believe it was me. she sort of hung up on me. hi, donna? hi, this is barack obama. how are you? >>> final for the "your business" entrepreneur evident week. andrew rosenwalk is the fourth generation owner of rosenwalk tanks. they are shaped by hand with half century old tools. he said you don't throw out what works. you just build upon it. for more watch "your business" this sunday morning at 7:30 on msnbc. or get the yard ready for cool an energy weather?n to s
bain is the gift that keeps on giving. not only were there investments in chinese companies, there were investments that romney was involved in with chinese companies that were doing a lot of business with iran while he's criticizing the president for not being too tough on iran. >> a brilliant businessman. >> this is like sarah palin with a paper trail. >> julian epstein, and ken vogel, thanks so much. next, why the keystone state may now finally lock mitt romney out. stay...
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the fact of the matter is, look at bain capital. they did things that led to staples, which is venture capital. these are the people around bain capital. there's too much risk. the returns took too long to come back. they moved to private equity. >> let me tell you -- >> they did -- i want to establish this factually. they changed the business model. >> i don't think it's true. >> it is true. >> chris, let me give you a specific story. my son works for a company called kiva systems funded by bain capital ventures. they have a major venture capital. they are in the business of robotic warehouses. they are good not because they eliminate associates, they eliminate workplace injuries. the company was acquired by amazon.com. they thought it was the best way to run a warehouse. it was a bain capital ventures company started three years ago as innovative company where we can lead the world, sell systems around the world and create jobs. >> i think one of the questions is, what policies will mitt romney put in place that would then create
the fact of the matter is, look at bain capital. they did things that led to staples, which is venture capital. these are the people around bain capital. there's too much risk. the returns took too long to come back. they moved to private equity. >> let me tell you -- >> they did -- i want to establish this factually. they changed the business model. >> i don't think it's true. >> it is true. >> chris, let me give you a specific story. my son works for a company...
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not a single one of his friends in his crowd at bain capital, outside of bain capital believes that it's the right thing to do to declare china a currency manipulator on day one. i have talked to many of them and they scoff at it behind his back and they know that he's just saying this to get elected president but ots not going to work because so many ohio jobs are dependent on chinese investment and people know that in other cases, as in sensata, he has willingly been part of jobs that shipped jobs overvaes. >> i don't disagree with you, there's no question that the chinese economy and the american economy are like hand in glove when you look at the steel dumping when you look at what china does to its currency, let's call a spade a spade, they do manipulate their currency and when it comes -- they are not a fair trading -- >> they do and when they do things like what they did with tires, president obama was right to blow the whistle on -- >> steel dumping, go down the list. >> that has to go to negotiations. they need to be called on this. i'm not suggesting that china be given a pass
not a single one of his friends in his crowd at bain capital, outside of bain capital believes that it's the right thing to do to declare china a currency manipulator on day one. i have talked to many of them and they scoff at it behind his back and they know that he's just saying this to get elected president but ots not going to work because so many ohio jobs are dependent on chinese investment and people know that in other cases, as in sensata, he has willingly been part of jobs that shipped...
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i guess they -- do they have binders at bain capital? i don't know. >> well, i imagine they do but i'm not sure they're filled with women. it's amazing to me that mitt romney would say that he has some kiventd propensity to give equality to women. when you look over his business ka reeshgs you look at what he did at at bain, the olympics, the boards he served on, from marriott corporation, in the massachusetts governor's office. you know, precious few women -- you know, he didn't have enough women in all of those years to fill a snap folder, let alone a binder. six months after romney mr. was elected governor in massachusetts, this is really telling, he expanded all of that state's policies on affirmative action. those rules that allowed women, minorities, people living with disabilities, protections, equal protections as being state employees. he did it proverbially in the dead of the night. there was no press conference. no press release. he snuck this in. when civil rights groups found out about it and took him to task, he appoints a
i guess they -- do they have binders at bain capital? i don't know. >> well, i imagine they do but i'm not sure they're filled with women. it's amazing to me that mitt romney would say that he has some kiventd propensity to give equality to women. when you look over his business ka reeshgs you look at what he did at at bain, the olympics, the boards he served on, from marriott corporation, in the massachusetts governor's office. you know, precious few women -- you know, he didn't have...
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bain capital is responsible for this. bain capital. and not only that, al, they came in and there was an american flag that was in that plant. they took down the american flag and raised the chinese flag. that's not the kind of america we want to be. that's not what barack obama and joe biden stand for. but this is bain capital doing that. there's got to be a connection between bain capital and mitt romney. >> they hung these workers are going to be laid off. i was talking to the president of the union the other day about this. we've got to talk about these issues. we've got to make sure that people understand the direction that mitt romney and paul ryan want to send this country. >> listening to lee, i'm reminding about the role that labor unions have played in this election. i don't think we talk about it as much as we should. it's very clear, for years of analysis, the impact of unions in the economy, one of the things unions do very well is they help ensure a more equitable distribution of the growth that their members, our workfor
bain capital is responsible for this. bain capital. and not only that, al, they came in and there was an american flag that was in that plant. they took down the american flag and raised the chinese flag. that's not the kind of america we want to be. that's not what barack obama and joe biden stand for. but this is bain capital doing that. there's got to be a connection between bain capital and mitt romney. >> they hung these workers are going to be laid off. i was talking to the...
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when mitt romney led bain, they saw global tech as a good investment... even knowing that the firm promoted its practice of exploiting... low-wage labor to its investors. mitt romney - tough on china? since when? >>> good morning, everybody. i'm thomas roberts. the president looks unprepared and his team tries to regroup while romney and fair-weather republicans bask in the after glow. mitt romney trying to keep the momentum alive. president obama trying to recover from headlines like this. the wall street journal, "romney
when mitt romney led bain, they saw global tech as a good investment... even knowing that the firm promoted its practice of exploiting... low-wage labor to its investors. mitt romney - tough on china? since when? >>> good morning, everybody. i'm thomas roberts. the president looks unprepared and his team tries to regroup while romney and fair-weather republicans bask in the after glow. mitt romney trying to keep the momentum alive. president obama trying to recover from headlines like...
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he has gone on the offensive against mitt romney time at bain capital, outsourcing tax returns. any state we would expect that criticism of corporation and relationship to globalization would resonate it is ohio, where globalization has taken a toll. the heart of romney's argument against obama is obama hasn't helped the economy. ohio is a state it is doing better than the national of a range the auto bailout has a practical effect on people's lives, know people working in auto plant, suppliers of auto plant and the natural gas boom, a little beneath the radar has helped the unemployment rate in ohio. that is has resulted in obama dog better nationally better than nationalism people talking about the possibility romney could pull out of ohio and still win. i think that's very difficult to envision. if romney loses ohio, in particular if ohio is long gone, obama is going to win you can the votes aren't there else where to make up for the loss of those 18 electoral votes. >> nate, i want to talk about you, talk about you for a second? >> if you really want. >> you are the politica
he has gone on the offensive against mitt romney time at bain capital, outsourcing tax returns. any state we would expect that criticism of corporation and relationship to globalization would resonate it is ohio, where globalization has taken a toll. the heart of romney's argument against obama is obama hasn't helped the economy. ohio is a state it is doing better than the national of a range the auto bailout has a practical effect on people's lives, know people working in auto plant, suppliers...
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so what about bain? what about the 47% remark? what about mitt romney's taxes? all these things that have been swirling around for months now leading up to this, none of that was discussed. >> great question. he did talk about taxes and pretty articulately when the president said, look, what we are being presented with here by governor romney is that he wants a $5 trillion tax cut and on top of that he wants to add $2 trillion in military spending that the military is not even asking for. and when asked how he's going to pay for all those cuts and those additions, how are you going to do it, governor romney? and the answer is almost short-shifted to the conscious of the american people when he says, what i'm going to do is i'm going to get rid of some of the loopholes and that's going to take care of it. well, that just isn't a sufficient answer because it won't even tell us what loopholes he's going to close in order to do it. this is a man who is running to be president of the united states. with all due respect to governor romney, when you're asking for someb
so what about bain? what about the 47% remark? what about mitt romney's taxes? all these things that have been swirling around for months now leading up to this, none of that was discussed. >> great question. he did talk about taxes and pretty articulately when the president said, look, what we are being presented with here by governor romney is that he wants a $5 trillion tax cut and on top of that he wants to add $2 trillion in military spending that the military is not even asking for....
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i was about to say nothing to bain. nothing to gain from questions about bain or anything else. >> indeed, that's true. this isn't the first time the romney campaign has stopped taking questions. he once went over a month starting in march without taking a single question from a reporter. he says that democrats want to talk about abortion because there's is a shrinking campaign, but romney doesn't want to talk about anything because he's literally on the run from journalists. he's on the run. >> well, he wants to talk about his message. there are a couple things to point out. >> no, he doesn't. he doesn't want to talk about misme his message. >> but his message has nothing to do with your question. >> absolutely. >> his message is a story line his campaign has scripted. he comes in the debates, shows up next to president obama -- >> he tells lies, he's revisionistic, they bear no reference to the things he said 15 minutes ago and none of us can ask him a question. >> yeah. >> exactly. >> and he can ride momentum into el
i was about to say nothing to bain. nothing to gain from questions about bain or anything else. >> indeed, that's true. this isn't the first time the romney campaign has stopped taking questions. he once went over a month starting in march without taking a single question from a reporter. he says that democrats want to talk about abortion because there's is a shrinking campaign, but romney doesn't want to talk about anything because he's literally on the run from journalists. he's on the...
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also bain capital, it was the obama campaign that so far has told the story of bain capital, not mitt romney. and what the obama campaign has said about bain capital has reinforced the same notion about a guy playing with big money who doesn't understand the average lives of average people. as i have said repeatedly on the show, that ad that they ran, that an ally of the obama campaign ran in states like ohio about a bain-owned factory that was shut down by surprise, continues to reverberate in the midwest states. >> okay. we're going to have new numbers from the latest nbc news/"wall street journal" poll later today. at our 7:00 edition. another recent national polls we have seen the race getting closer, even though obama's bounce out of the convention is holding, he remains at near 50% in all our polls. what do you make of the situation now, chuck, going into tomorrow night's really important debate out in denver between thewo candidates? how do you see the election standing now five weeks out? >> well, right now five weeks out if you can have a solid small lead, he has it, okay? he
also bain capital, it was the obama campaign that so far has told the story of bain capital, not mitt romney. and what the obama campaign has said about bain capital has reinforced the same notion about a guy playing with big money who doesn't understand the average lives of average people. as i have said repeatedly on the show, that ad that they ran, that an ally of the obama campaign ran in states like ohio about a bain-owned factory that was shut down by surprise, continues to reverberate in...
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so is bain capital and those new super pac ads. how do they fit into the overall campaign in these closing days? >> my guess is in the closing days you're going to hear both candidates in their own voices in their ads talking about a positive significance for the future and you're going to hear the super pacs on both sides giving a negative view of the opposition candidate. >> good cop, bad cop? >> yep. >> robert, willet me show you examples of some other super pac spending. american principles obviously conservative has 43 anti-obama billboards up in florida, including this one showing president obama bowing to the saudi king, blaming him for high gas prices. another one says friends don't let friends get nuked. there you see a nuclear missile from iran heading to israel. there's also a mailing going out. it's an anti obama dvd and it claims among other things that the president is the love child of an affair between his mother and a communist party loyalist. are these extreme tactics going to get people to vote or turn them off?
so is bain capital and those new super pac ads. how do they fit into the overall campaign in these closing days? >> my guess is in the closing days you're going to hear both candidates in their own voices in their ads talking about a positive significance for the future and you're going to hear the super pacs on both sides giving a negative view of the opposition candidate. >> good cop, bad cop? >> yep. >> robert, willet me show you examples of some other super pac...
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this is what he doesn't say about his bain record. i think that's a better indication versus kind of a moderate mitt in massachusetts. during the 1980s and '90s. no women were partners. now there are only four -- friendly towards women or had workplace friendly towards women, bain prove that. he want to be ceo of the united states. let's look at his bain record versus his short time as governor of massachusetts >> how could they become partners if they have to make dinner early? it was tough for me. on the one hand, i was a single parent, i am at all points a working parent. flex time is a real policy issue. that is something that is meaningful for working parents, for working children who have parents that they are caring for, for all of us in the sandwich generation. it's a real policy. the way it was deployed by mitt romney in the debate sounds like girls got to home and cook dinner. don't worry, we'll hire them. >> he rejected that act. let's look at really his policies. in the end of the day, i would love also president obama in
this is what he doesn't say about his bain record. i think that's a better indication versus kind of a moderate mitt in massachusetts. during the 1980s and '90s. no women were partners. now there are only four -- friendly towards women or had workplace friendly towards women, bain prove that. he want to be ceo of the united states. let's look at his bain record versus his short time as governor of massachusetts >> how could they become partners if they have to make dinner early? it was...
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"the new york times" used romney's tax returns and new bain documents to expose mitt romney's lies about his money. >>> and the republican voter suppression movement suffered a big loss today in a pennsylvania courtroom. joy reid is here with that coming up. mike rowe here at a ford dealer with a little q&a for fiona. tell me fiona, who's having a big tire event? your ford dealer. who has 11 major brands to choose from? your ford dealer. who's offering a rebate? your ford dealer. who has the low price tire guarantee... affording peace of mind to anyone who might be in the market for a new set of tires? your ford dealer. i'm beginning to sense a pattern. buy four select tires, get a $60 rebate. use the ford service credit credit card, get $60 more. that's up to $120. where did you get that sweater vest? your ford dealer. i've got two tickets to paradise!l set? pack your bags, we'll leave tonight. uhh, it's next month, actually... eddie continues singing: to tickets to... paradiiiiiise! no four. remember? whoooa whooaa whooo! you know ronny, folks who save hundreds of dollars by switching
"the new york times" used romney's tax returns and new bain documents to expose mitt romney's lies about his money. >>> and the republican voter suppression movement suffered a big loss today in a pennsylvania courtroom. joy reid is here with that coming up. mike rowe here at a ford dealer with a little q&a for fiona. tell me fiona, who's having a big tire event? your ford dealer. who has 11 major brands to choose from? your ford dealer. who's offering a rebate? your ford...
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"the new york times" used romney's tax returns and new bain documents to expose mitt romney's lies about his money. >>> and the republican voter suppression movement suffered a big loss today in a pennsylvania courtroom. joy reid is here with that coming up. if you are one of the millions of men who have used androgel 1%, there's big news. presenting androgel 1.62%. both are used to treat men with low testosterone. androgel 1.62% is from the makers of the number one prescribed testosterone replacement therapy. it raises your testosterone levels, and... is concentrated, so you could use less gel. and with androgel 1.62%, you can save on your monthly prescription. [ male announcer ] dosing and application sites between these products differ. women and children should avoid contact with application sites. discontinue androgel and call your doctor if you see unexpected signs of early puberty in a child, or, signs in a woman which may include changes in body hair or a large increase in acne, possibly due to accidental exposure. men with breast cancer or who have or might have prostate cancer,
"the new york times" used romney's tax returns and new bain documents to expose mitt romney's lies about his money. >>> and the republican voter suppression movement suffered a big loss today in a pennsylvania courtroom. joy reid is here with that coming up. if you are one of the millions of men who have used androgel 1%, there's big news. presenting androgel 1.62%. both are used to treat men with low testosterone. androgel 1.62% is from the makers of the number one...
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he had to do at bain capital. get people to give him millions. and he was unchallenged in the first debate. so he was able to present this case. in this debate he got challenged in two directions. from the moderator candy crowley i think was fantastic and also by the president. and he had a hard time calibrating how to respond. >> here he is interrupting moderator candy crowley and trying to go back to answer an earlier question. like he's going to define the whole format. and he was instructing her. >> i get the last question. last answer on that one. >> actually in the follow-up it doesn't quite work like that. but i'm go i think to give you a chance here, i promise you i'm going. and the next question is for you. so if you want to continue on, but i don't want to leave all these guys sitting here. >> candy, candy, i don't have a policy of stopping wind jobs in iowa and they're not phantom jobs. they're real jobs. i appreciate wind jobs in iowa and across our country. i appreciate the jobs in coal and oil and gas. i'm going to make sure -- >> o
he had to do at bain capital. get people to give him millions. and he was unchallenged in the first debate. so he was able to present this case. in this debate he got challenged in two directions. from the moderator candy crowley i think was fantastic and also by the president. and he had a hard time calibrating how to respond. >> here he is interrupting moderator candy crowley and trying to go back to answer an earlier question. like he's going to define the whole format. and he was...
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bain capital. the most important thing to that man is closing a deal. he will say anything to close a deal. he saw that last night. he was hopped up. he was on some sugar high. >> i said he's lds. he couldn't be on anything like caffeine. was it m&ms. >> spaghetti and barbecue. i heard a lot of things about what he ate but it was like a sugar high where you come down the next day and you crash. and i'm going to take a little -- i completely agree with the mayor about the president's job, but in terms of whether you can win a second or a third day news cycle, i think the president is already coming back, and just traveling home today from the debates just every place i saw a tv monitor, somebody was fact checking mitt romney's lies, and i will call them lies. you're too nice but you let me say what i think. >> it doesn't work because once you saw lie -- mayor, last night romney said the tax plan wouldn't cost $5 trillion and wouldn't benefit the wealthy people at the expense of the middle class. take a look at him actually saying this. >> i'm not looking
bain capital. the most important thing to that man is closing a deal. he will say anything to close a deal. he saw that last night. he was hopped up. he was on some sugar high. >> i said he's lds. he couldn't be on anything like caffeine. was it m&ms. >> spaghetti and barbecue. i heard a lot of things about what he ate but it was like a sugar high where you come down the next day and you crash. and i'm going to take a little -- i completely agree with the mayor about the...
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. >> i also want the bain private placement memorandum which tells you exactly how much money bain made on those deals so we could -- >> how about his pension. >> his pension, his i.r.a. >> yes, where is the $100 million. >> at least. let's find out how much mitt is really worth and if all of that for obama is worth $5 million, donald ought to put up $25 million for the tax returns and the private placement memos from bain. >> we all know how close romney is to mr. trump. we should point out paul ryan did a closed press fund-raiser right here in new york with him last week. what is it that these giants of money and mendacity have in common? >> well, look, one thing they have in common is for better or for worse they think president obama, if he's reelected is going to pick their pocket and they are trying not only donald trump, it's men and women across the city and country doing everything they can as we know. look at goldman sachs which of course has done a total flip-flop supporting obama in 2008 and now completely supporting mitt romney now. >> of course. >> they obviously want pres
. >> i also want the bain private placement memorandum which tells you exactly how much money bain made on those deals so we could -- >> how about his pension. >> his pension, his i.r.a. >> yes, where is the $100 million. >> at least. let's find out how much mitt is really worth and if all of that for obama is worth $5 million, donald ought to put up $25 million for the tax returns and the private placement memos from bain. >> we all know how close romney is...
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bain? well, he did bring up bain and he talked about the exporting of jobs. that was mitt romney's best moment. i've been in business for 25 years, i have no idea. he goes down and starts looking about his paper. >> why didn't he bring an oxygen tank? i think everybody thought well, this is obama's strong suit. that's why it still resognates. two, people say debates don't b matter. guess what? they do, if you employee it. and number three into this week, i think it puts pressure on joe biden, maybe what the obama team didn't want, which is biden having to feel the pressure of having to do well. which is maybe not a good place. >> he's going to be great. >> have fun. >> well, he is used to it. >> yes. >> unlike the president. >> and his decades working in congress will help. i think paul ryan is outmatched, but when we say this before the debate, we set them up. >> right. >> sam stein, do you agree? >> i thought the president did wonderful. no. i'm surprised there are 15% -- you talk to any democrat, they concede that he lost. i think where you're getting at,
bain? well, he did bring up bain and he talked about the exporting of jobs. that was mitt romney's best moment. i've been in business for 25 years, i have no idea. he goes down and starts looking about his paper. >> why didn't he bring an oxygen tank? i think everybody thought well, this is obama's strong suit. that's why it still resognates. two, people say debates don't b matter. guess what? they do, if you employee it. and number three into this week, i think it puts pressure on joe...
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seem to come in with his own points he made and didn't talk about the 47%, talk about romney's work at bain capital, press him on the 5 trillion, defend his own cuts to medicare. there's a long list of things he didn't say, yes, i think that's why you heard him giving a robust appearance today on the stump. you see him continue to do that, and the become campaign is signalling it will be a different performance next time. >> 58 million people are the early numbers of people that watched the debate. i saw david axelrod and david plauffe didn't bring it up because there's ads out there. you've been a vocal supporter of the president. let me play it. >> there's no question here that president obama showed that his campaign has been doing the work for him, and mitt romney has been doing the work for his campaign. without a question the obama supporters were on their heels last night and disappointed, wondering where was this guy who they've been seeing in these tv commercials going so hard at mitt romney? >> to put in perspective, we don't know if there's an actual bump for mitt romney on this.
seem to come in with his own points he made and didn't talk about the 47%, talk about romney's work at bain capital, press him on the 5 trillion, defend his own cuts to medicare. there's a long list of things he didn't say, yes, i think that's why you heard him giving a robust appearance today on the stump. you see him continue to do that, and the become campaign is signalling it will be a different performance next time. >> 58 million people are the early numbers of people that watched...
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romney's career at bain capital and his offshoring history through that company. and after one of the longest wars in history was ended by this president, and with the longest war in our history set to wind down over the next two years, there has been zero discussion from any of these candidates at the presidential level or the vice presidential level about veterans, about keeping our promises to the 1% of the population that we have had fighting in our name for more than 11 years now. ed schultz, when you look at what has been covered so far and what hasn't been covered, what do you think the president most wants to get -- wants to get to tonight that hasn't been covered so far? >> i think it's a lot about emotion, rachel. you know, the first time ed and wendy schultz ever met barack obama, we went in his office in january of 2007. he had been on my radio show a few times, but we had never met. so we had the opportunity to go in his office, and he had a huge picture of muhammad ali, standing over sonny liston. and when we left, my wife said, what was that all abo
romney's career at bain capital and his offshoring history through that company. and after one of the longest wars in history was ended by this president, and with the longest war in our history set to wind down over the next two years, there has been zero discussion from any of these candidates at the presidential level or the vice presidential level about veterans, about keeping our promises to the 1% of the population that we have had fighting in our name for more than 11 years now. ed...
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i had no responsibility for management at bain capital. >> mitt romney wasn't questioned about bain capital in his latest debate, but he was in a 2002 debate in a governor's race. we'll talk the woman who took the issue to him ten years ago. >>> and up next, the unemployment rate nationwide may have dropped below 8%. but in some of the battlegrounds where this election will be decided, the unemployment rate is still way above 8, and it could affect how people vote. next, we'll take you live to one of those battlegrounds. two years ago, the people of bp made a commitment to the gulf. and every day since, we've worked hard to keep it. bp has paid over twenty-three billion dollars to help people and businesses who were affected, and to cover cleanup costs. today, the beaches and gulf are open for everyone to enjoy -- and many areas are reporting their best tourism seasons in years. we've shared what we've learned with governments and across the industry so we can all produce energy more safely. i want you to know, there's another commitment bp takes just as seriously: our commitment to america
i had no responsibility for management at bain capital. >> mitt romney wasn't questioned about bain capital in his latest debate, but he was in a 2002 debate in a governor's race. we'll talk the woman who took the issue to him ten years ago. >>> and up next, the unemployment rate nationwide may have dropped below 8%. but in some of the battlegrounds where this election will be decided, the unemployment rate is still way above 8, and it could affect how people vote. next, we'll...
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president obama saved the auto industry nobody was willing to loan them the money or to invest, not bain capital not anybody else. only government intervention could have saved the auto industry and the government had to write a check. i thought it was interesting governor romney said he balanced the budget of the olympics. he balanced the budget because the federal government wrote him a $1.2 billion check. >> keep in mind he kept hammering the president on sequestration which is i think one of the great -- of the many whitewashes, how somehow sequestration is a problem for the white house and hammered him on the fact he wants to cut government spending on defense spending. it's okay to cut spending across the board for the poor and working class but nor to the defense sector. >> don't you think the president was very effective when he said that the ten biggest spenders in the world don't spend more than we do on defense. i think the american people have to hear the truth on that. >> yeah. >> sorry, alex. >> these are two guys who managed to turn a question about gun control into a disc
president obama saved the auto industry nobody was willing to loan them the money or to invest, not bain capital not anybody else. only government intervention could have saved the auto industry and the government had to write a check. i thought it was interesting governor romney said he balanced the budget of the olympics. he balanced the budget because the federal government wrote him a $1.2 billion check. >> keep in mind he kept hammering the president on sequestration which is i think...
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bain capital. 47%. contraception, abortion. and tax returns. jonathan martin from politico. i have one more statistic to put out. as somebody who has been with me having to cover obama for so long, obama had more air time speaking. guess who uttered 500 more words than the president last night? mitt romney. we did the check. 7,890 words. obama, 7,354. it goes to the ideas and explains he was listless and a little bit, shall we say, he pondered a long time. >> we've seen him ponder a lot in the speeches. it was business consultant versus college professor. sort of harvard versus harvard. no question harvard business school versus harvard law school. no question that president obama showed his campaign has been doing the work for him and mitt romney has been doing the work for his campaign. we'll see what happens going forward. pout a question, the obama supporters were on their heels last night. were disappointed. wondering, where was this guy who they've been seeing in the tv commercials going so hard at mitt romney? he was clearly trying to be too presidential and not going
bain capital. 47%. contraception, abortion. and tax returns. jonathan martin from politico. i have one more statistic to put out. as somebody who has been with me having to cover obama for so long, obama had more air time speaking. guess who uttered 500 more words than the president last night? mitt romney. we did the check. 7,890 words. obama, 7,354. it goes to the ideas and explains he was listless and a little bit, shall we say, he pondered a long time. >> we've seen him ponder a lot...
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that's where the president brings up our old friend bain. it's personal investments, it's offshoring. when he's talking about the middle class suffering over the years, you cannot deal with that without talking about bain and its approach to outsourcing and shipping companies overseas. whole factories overseas. that's where the pivot is going to come. don't get me wrong. libya is just a piece of it. what is mitt romney's position on afghanistan. why did he say that leaving iraq was a disaster. i mean, there are really substantive differences that both of these candidates need to go through in this debate. >> richard wolf and karen finney, thank you both for joining me tonight. >>> coming up, "the west wing" returns to "the last word" tonight with lingerie. i will use chinese bras to show mitt romney just how tough it is to get tough on china trade. that's in tonight's rewrite. >>> tonight, malala lives. and today she's been able to stand again for the first time with some help and she is writing again. in a "the last word" exclusive, "the ne
that's where the president brings up our old friend bain. it's personal investments, it's offshoring. when he's talking about the middle class suffering over the years, you cannot deal with that without talking about bain and its approach to outsourcing and shipping companies overseas. whole factories overseas. that's where the pivot is going to come. don't get me wrong. libya is just a piece of it. what is mitt romney's position on afghanistan. why did he say that leaving iraq was a disaster....
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will he bring up bain capital? i think he's lost the advantage on defining mitt romney in negative terms. all along he said if he's going to win, he has to make mitt romney an unacceptable choice. he has to find a way to do that in the context of a town meeting where the voters and the people watching the voters interact with the candidates don't want to see a slash and burn. >> mitt romney's been emboldened over the last two weeks or so by his own performance at that first debate. you put out a map thattive goods him more reason for confidence. you say democrats that you talkeded to are more concerned than they've been in the past. let's take a look at that map and see why. >> if you look at the polling data state by state, it's clear governor romney is currently on the upswing. it's more than natural tightening. what this map shows is governor romney winning all the states senator mccain won and four key states the president won last time. four of the nine battlegrounds, florida, north carolina and virginia in th
will he bring up bain capital? i think he's lost the advantage on defining mitt romney in negative terms. all along he said if he's going to win, he has to make mitt romney an unacceptable choice. he has to find a way to do that in the context of a town meeting where the voters and the people watching the voters interact with the candidates don't want to see a slash and burn. >> mitt romney's been emboldened over the last two weeks or so by his own performance at that first debate. you...
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this guy ran bain capital and he's a business guy and he's highing his budget? that ought to tell you something. >> i'm here today because i've lived long enough to know despite the galvanizing moments in history, the future is rarely a tide rushing in. it's often a slow march, inch by inch, day after long day. and i believe we are in the midst of those long days right now. and i'm here because i believe president obama feels those days in his bones. for all 100% of us. >> okay. >> that's big. >> that's bruce. i like bruce. today former president clinton will stump in wisconsin on behalf of president obama. >> and mitt romney will be back on the campaign trail in the sunshine state where today he's receiving the endorsement of the orlando sentinel. central florida's largest newspaper. four years ago the same newspaper endorsed barack obama for president. so obviously the romney camp thinks it's a pretty big deal. >> in business news, google's earnings came in earlier than expected because of a computer glitch. it was the company's results that drove down the com
this guy ran bain capital and he's a business guy and he's highing his budget? that ought to tell you something. >> i'm here today because i've lived long enough to know despite the galvanizing moments in history, the future is rarely a tide rushing in. it's often a slow march, inch by inch, day after long day. and i believe we are in the midst of those long days right now. and i'm here because i believe president obama feels those days in his bones. for all 100% of us. >> okay....